Philip Sommer
Dungannon, ON, Canada
Born Shanghai China March 9 1948 "I lived in the USA and Paraguay SA until 1970 when I exiled my...
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Philip Sommer
Joined In 2010
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Philip Sommer
Joined In 2010
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Born Shanghai China March 9 1948
"I lived in the USA and Paraguay SA until 1970 when I exiled myself as a political dissident from the USA to Canada. Currently, I reside and work 10kms inland, on the mid Lake Huron coastline in southern Ontario Canada".
"My design intentions are sparse, without symbolism, representation or iconography. My current sculptural structures, for intimate gardens and other contemplative spaces, are manifestations of cast-concrete, oxidized iron, glass and stone. I have identified the sensibility as zenbrutalism. Zen being simple austerity, an attitude encouraging self-less tranquility. Brutalism being a movement in architecture that asserted the primacy of elements, space, structure and materials exposed in their untrammelled form".
Bluffton University OH USA
self-taught experiential artist
"rags of intention" an experiential installation
Grace Albrecht Gallery
Bluffton University
Bluffton OH USA.
"in the council of stone" an environmental installation
Kiwi Gardens
Perth ON Canada.